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' GOAL CHUTE No. 591,364. Patented Oct. 5,1897.

l I C NITRD STA-TRS GRANVILLE W. TURNER, OE SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR TO FLAVEUS J.` UNDERWOOD, OF SAME PLACE.

COAL-CHUTE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 591,364, dated October 5, 189'?.

Application led July 19,

To all whom; it may concern:

Be it known that I, GRANVILLE W. TURNER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Springfield, in the county of Greene and State forth, described, and claimed, and illustrated lss in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is an end perspective of the coalchute, showing the gate open and the apron in position for conducting the coal into the tender. Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the gate closed and the apron up and out of the way for permitting the cars to pass. Fig. 3 is a det-ail view showing theapron detached.

In the drawings, A is the bin for holding the coal and may be any desired size, having an inclined bottom A2 and a perpendicular front side'AS.

B is a swinging gate, being -hinged at its upper edge preferably by means of bolt and eyeehinge B2, as shown.

O is a rod havin-g an eye C2 for hinging to a bolt C3 on the gate, the other end being provided with a slot C4 for receiving a bolt D2 on the lever of the apron for forcing the gate open as the apron D passes below the horizontal,

point.

, Bis a piece secured to each end of the gate, extending below the lower edge ofl the gate to form a clutch or fastening with the apron when up tohold the gate firmly closed by coming in contact with the apron.

D is an apron or chute having projecting edges D3 and long levers D4 for balancing the apron on its swinging hinging-rods or suspension bars or chain E.

The levers D4 are made of sufficient length and weight to balance the apron D and may be provided with a sliding or rolling weight 1897. SerialNo. 645,181. (No model.)

F for holding the lapron down until all the coalis out of the chute, as shown at F in Fig.

.1, and to hold the apron up when tilted back for keeping the gate firmly closed, as shown in Fig. 2. Suspension-bars E are secured near the center of the upper sides of the chute by means of threads E3 and nuts K for adjusting the length of the said rods E. At the lower ends said rods E are hinged to the apron side pieces, which extend back to form the levers D4, each of said levers being made of two pieces to permit the rods E to pass between them and by means ofan eye E5 to receive the pin or bolt G. The apron is thus hinged in position by the long supporting- `rods E, permitting it to give or swing out sufciently to prevent breakage incase the coal gets into the joints. Pushing-rods O begin to operate upon the gate B at the time the levers and apron reach a horizontal position and throw the gate B fully open by the time the apron is down. The gate B is preferably made short for preventing all the coal from escaping at once and also prevent wasting over the sides of the apron.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. The combination of a swinging apron for a coal-chute having levers, D4, and suspension-bars, E, for hinging, substantially as shown and described.

2. A swinging apron D, having levers D4, combined with slotted push-rods, O, for automatically opening the gate of a coal-chute, substantially as shown and described.

3. A swinging gate to a coal-chute having projecting pieces, B3, combined with a swinging apron, D, having sides, D3, forholding the gate shut substantially as shown and specified. Y

4. The combination of a swinging gate to a coal-chute, a swinging apron and adjustable swinging rods E, all substantially as show and described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature` 

